In reply to timjones:
I’ve been indoors all afternoon
Yeah, you’d certainly hope so. Though Damian Hall’s recent experience on the C2C with Hyponatremia shows even the most experienced athletes aren’t immune to making mistakes.
What worries me about these sorts of challenges is there’s no Plan B as such. Unlike mountaineering where you might choose a different objective or aspect, you’re not about to change your route on the Wainwrights. You’re committed to being out in the open for the most part and as you’re going for a record you’re committed to pushing unlike in a race where everyone will pace accordingly if e.g. temps are high.
Anyway, I’m not in the Lakes right now so don’t have a sense of exactly how hot it is there. It feels the hottest I’ve ever known it in the Peak today.